Answer Key
Chapter 7 – Modern Fantasy Answer Key Multiple Choice 1. a 2. c 3. d 4. d 5. b 6. c 7. a 8. d 9. c 10. a 11. c 12. a 13. c 14. a 15. c 16. b 17. d 18. a 19. d 20. d 21. c 22. d 23. a 24. d 25. a
Essay Question Feedback 1.
Using the opening few pages of the chapter, a clear answer would define modern fantasy using concepts in the text. A clear discussion of the similarities and differences between modern fantasy and traditional literature should be explored along with specific titles of literature to support the discussion.
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Using the detailed information in the text on suspending disbelief (pages 263-266), a thorough response would focus on one author of modern fantasy and it would provide explanations of how that author suspended disbelief through plot, characterization, setting, and point of view.
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Using the criteria in the Evaluation Criteria box on page 263, a complete answer would focus on a specific grade level and provide clear points from the text to evaluate modern fantasy at that grade level.
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Using the vast resources in the chapter, a quality response would identify three common topics for modern fantasy and discuss reasons that these topics would be popular with children and/or adolescents. Examples of books for each topic need to be suggested.
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